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... in neighborhoods that need food and jobs the most; and $15 million to expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) incentives such as Health Bucks so more New Yorkers can immediately afford fresh fruits and vegetables. Establish a tax of at least two cents per ounce on all sugary ... $150,000 to cover the transportation costs of patients that are identified through the New York City Community Cares Project; and $500,000 for a health care provider and parent education campaign aimed at increasing Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates. Establish a cancer screening registry ...

... and effective. ACS CAN Policy Forum December 2 : On Friday, December 2, from 8-10 AM , you are ALL invited to attend our Future of Cancer Care Forum at the Hard Rock Café in New York City. This is a FREE event. We have some fantastic speakers lined up that are leaders in the ... Debyani Chakravarty , PhD, Lead Scientist, OncoKB, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Craig Eagle , MD, Chief Medical Officer, Guardant Health Jeff Boyd , PhD, VP and Chief Scientific Officer, Northwell Health Cancer Institut Giovanna Whitting, Survivor Speaker, a 20-year-old metastatic thyroid cancer survivor studying journalism at Pennsylvania ...

... information provided at events, petitions collected on support for public policy, storytelling collection forms about experiences with cancer, health insurance, medical debt, issues impacting health, etc.  Information may be collected through an ACS CAN mobile application, ACS CAN website, in person, or otherwise.  Information ... position on public policy, your cancer story, etc. Such information is optional but helps to show the true impact cancer and access to health care have on specific communities. We may also collect your contact information if you join a petition to alert your public policy makers of ...